Healey executive order seeks more construction jobs for women

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'Gov. Maura Healey on Monday signed an executive order aimed at boosting women’s employment in the construction industry, and she celebrated the effort with what could be one of her final public collaborations with the Biden administration.

The order ( Executive Order 638) will direct state agencies issuing construction contracts to “do it in a way that we know creates better access to jobs for women and minorities,” Healey said at the event inside Sheet Metal Workers Local 17's Training Center.

That will translate to utilizing apprenticeship programs that boost women and people of color, the governor said, along with safety and anti-harassment training programs and supportive services like child care.

The order created a new body -- the “Diverse and Equitable Construction Workforce Participation Committee” -- which Healey said would coordinate the effort across state agencies and monitor projects over $35 million.'